托马斯·M.斯特纳（Thomas M. Sterner） 研究过东西方哲学和现代体育心理学，也是一位杰出的钢琴技师和爵士乐钢琴家。 在超过25年的时间里，他在一家大型演出艺术中心担任首席音乐会钢琴技师，为数百位世界知名且要求苛刻的音乐家和交响乐指挥家准备和维护过音乐会大钢琴。与此同时，他还经营着一个钢琴再造工厂，将那些老式钢琴修复至新出厂的水平。 他还是卓有成就的音乐家、私人飞行员、射箭练习者、高尔夫球员，并且将所有的空余时间都投入到练习之中。

Highlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears—without causing a scene. Defining the true meaning of the “d” word (to instruct, not to shout or reprimand), the authors explain how to reach you...(展开全部)

乔治·莱考夫(George Lakoff)，生成语义学、认知语言学的主要创始人。早年在麻省理工学院主修数学与文学。1966年获印第安纳大学语言学博士学位。1971—1972年任职于斯坦福大学行为科学研究中心；1972年起任职于加利福尼亚大学伯克利校区语言学系。代表性著作有《我们赖以生存的隐喻》(与马克·约翰逊合著)、《女人、火与危险事物：范畴显露的心智》、《肉身哲学：亲身心智及其向西方思想的挑战》(与马克·约翰逊合著)等。 马克·约翰逊 (Mark Johnson)，美国哲学家、认知科学家。早年在堪萨斯大学主修哲学与文学。1977年获芝加哥大学哲学博士学位。其后任职于南伊利诺大学哲学系；1994年起任俄勒冈大学人文暨科学讲座教授。1979年结识莱考夫，并开始长期合作。著有《隐喻的哲学透视》《心智中的身体：意义、想象和理性的身体基础》《道德想象：伦理学...(展开全部)

How did we conclude that the best way to prepare kids for the future is to cluster them into classrooms by age and grade, forcing them to learn the same things, at the same time and pace, seven hours a day, five days a week, for twelve years? We trust the school system to prepare our kids for the future. We get excited when they get good grades, or disappointed if they don’t. B...(展开全部)

Are you frustrated by stymied relationships, missed connections, and the loneliness of the search for someone to spend the rest of your life with? Are you ready, instead, to find “The One”? In Calling in “The One , ” Katherine Woodward Thomas shares her own personal experience to show women that in order to find the relationship that will last a lifetime, you have to be truly...(展开全部)

For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare - poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to compl...(展开全部)

Two leading thinkers offer a blueprint for a new philosophy. "Their ambition is massive, their argument important.…The authors engage in a sort of metaphorical genome project, attempting to delineate the genetic code of human thought." -The New York Times Book Review "This book will be an instant academic best-seller." -Mark Turner, University of Maryland This is philosoph...(展开全部)

Two leading thinkers offer a blueprint for a new philosophy. "Their ambition is massive, their argument important.…The authors engage in a sort of metaphorical genome project, attempting to delineate the genetic code of human thought." -The New York Times Book Review "This book will be an instant academic best-seller." -Mark Turner, University of Maryland This is philosoph...(展开全部)

This book is the 2nd Edition with updates in the science on emotions and presence, new sections on having meaningful conversations and stronger relationships, and additional exercises to increase your mental mastery.